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Left Bank Brasserie
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Restaurants
635 Santa Cruz Ave
Menlo Park,
California 94025
(650) 473-6543
For an appetizer, we had the Assiette De Charcuterie, which had an assortment of meats, pickles...
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For an appetizer, we had the Assiette De Charcuterie, which had an assortment of meats, pickles and olives. I loved the pork rillette, my girl liked the duck one. The Proscutto was excellent, but there seemed to be a bit too much of it for an appetizer (I know, what a thing to complain about!).
We skipped salad or soup (we're small people!) and went straight to the main courses. My girl ordered the skirt steak while I tried the Coq Au Vin. I'd heard a lot about this classic French dish, but had never tried it. I liked the way it was presented and the sauce the chicken was in was spectacular, but the chicken itself was underwhelming. It fell off the bone and was succulent and moist, but in the end it was just... chicken. For some reason, I expected it to be more! My girl's steak was fine as well, but it was even better the next day when we combined her leftover steak with the leftover sauce from my dish. They should put THAT on the menu!
For some unknown reason, I ordered a desert, although each of us were plenty stuffed. I ended up ordering the Apple Tart, which was okay but ruined a bit by the apples not tasting quite right. I couldn't put my finger on exactly what it was, but they tasted wrong... maybe slightly burnt?
I don't remember the wines we drank, though I do remember the glasses of Pinot we had being much superior to the glasses of a red blend we had. The service was fine, though not quite as attentive as it needed to be, especially when we came to the end of our dinner (waited at least 20 minutes to get a bill).
Overall, a very nice experience and a definite repeat visit (hopefully sooner than 7 years!).
Pros: Stylish, large room, real French food
Cons: Service could be taken to another notch
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Carpaccio
Category:
Carry Out
1120 Crane St
Menlo Park,
California 94025
Carpaccio is the perfect Italian restaurant. The atmosphere is warm and inviting. The menu has a...
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Carpaccio is the perfect Italian restaurant. The atmosphere is warm and inviting. The menu has a nice variety or traditional dishes and wonderful desserts. The staff is very friendly. This is a great place for a great dinner with good food, and good friends.
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Trellis Restaurant
Category:
Romantic Dining
1077 El Camino Real
Menlo Park,
California 94025
We just returned from Stanford's Admit Weekend where we dined at Trellis on each of the four...
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We just returned from Stanford's Admit Weekend where we dined at Trellis on each of the four nights of our stay. The first night we ate at Trellis because it was our favorite restaurant from our first visit to Stanford. We continued to dine each evening at Trellis as we could not imagine finding a better dining experience.
Every course of every meal that we and our guests had at Trellis was excellent. The prices were more than reasonaable including the wine. The owner, Kurt, knew many of his customers and treated everyone as special. It was fun to watch Kurt expertly play the crowd and attend to his customers that he so obviously values.
If you want exceptionally prepared food, served with pride at reasonable prices and to be treated like "royalty", then Trellis is the restaurant for you.
Pros: Service, Food, Value
Cons: None
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Le Pot Au Feu
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French Restaurants
1149 El Camino Real
Menlo Park,
California 94025
It has been a while since we dined at "LePot au Feu", but I do remember that we were...
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It has been a while since we dined at "LePot au Feu", but I do remember that we were very happy with the service and the food. I guess we were lucky to have a waitress who actually spoke French in a French restaurant. The atmosphere was quite genuin and the place was full the night we were there, and that's a good sign.
I remember saying to myself that I'd go back again with my wife and daughter and so I can feel good recommending it here.
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Just a tad better than Olive Garden, but with less options. Their dipping sauce for their...
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Just a tad better than Olive Garden, but with less options. Their dipping sauce for their breadsticks is... ketchup?
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Carpaccio
Category:
Restaurants
1120 Crane St
Menlo Park,
California 94025
(650) 322-1211
try the spaghetti and meatballs
try the spaghetti and meatballs
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Ristorante Mataro
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Italian Restaurants
827 Santa Cruz Ave
Menlo Park,
California 94025
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